1970 340 Balance Problem...Bottom Line

The point of taking the balancer off and removing the weight (it indeed WAS a bolt on counterweight, which would throw any internally balanced motor out of balance) is to attempt to AVOID having to rebalance the whole thing.......... Lord have mercy.........if I have to tear it all down to rebalance it, it's gonna' be sittin' in a garage for the NEXT 20 years.............

Aside from being a bit shaky at certain rpm's, this motor is a real whomper............I've been careful since it came off the trailer at delivery because I KNEW something wasn't right.........but we were bettin' on an easy fix...............sometimes a lousy gamble.............but this motor had so much dough in it (we had all of the dated receipts produced with the car) that it was hard to turn down.

At any rate, it's all back together (but I haven't hooked up the overflow yet.......found a crack I just fixed....waitin' for it to cure) and ready to fire up................BUT, I think I'll wait til' I chill a bit before turning the key............I'm too tired and wound-up to try it right now..............

I'm hoping for a smooooooooth start later tonight.........I'll let you know the results, and post a pic of that pesky counterweight..... (for those who need to know, the previous owner installed a Mopar Hi-Perf. Balancer on there......around $400. according to a Mopar guy here...it came with the removeable weight for various applications).

:angel5: (gotta chill.........)